What conditions does Chinese medicine treat?
Acupuncture can provide supportive treatment for:
Neurological and Musculo-
• Head and neck: tension,
cluster, migraine
and other headaches;
TMJ DOs; stiff neck,
whiplash, torticollis;
cervical spondylosis
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Bell's palsy (early stage,
within 3-
• Pareses following a
stroke (early stage
better)
• Peripheral neuropathies
(DM support at all
stages of the disease,
early to late)
• Sequelae of poliomyelitis
(early stage: 6 mo)
• Intercostal neuralgia
• Costochondritis
• 'Frozen shoulder,' 'tennis
elbow'
• Sciatica
• Upper,lower back pain
• Lumbar disk herniation
• Degenerative disk
disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Gout
• Injury-
sprains and strains
• Fibromyalgia
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Parkinson's Disease
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Myasthenia gravis
• Cranial nerve disorders
• Phantom limb pain
• Post-
Gastro-
• Spasms of oesophagus and
cardia, hiccough
• Gastroptosis
• Acute or chronic
gastritis
• Acid reflux (GORD)
• Colitis
• Constipation,
diarrhoea
• Paralytic ileus
• Crohn's Disease
• Coeliac Disease
• Irritable Bowel Disease
• Nausea, indigestion,
bloating, gas
• Weight loss
Respiratory System
• Bronchitis
• Asthma
• Colds and flu
Cardiovascular:
• Hypertension,
hypotension
• Coronary artery disease;
angina
• Cardiac arrhythmias,
palpitations
• Raynaud's Disease
Gynaecological problems:
• Menstrual problems: PMS,
amenorrhea,
dysmenorrhoea,
menorrhagia,
metrorrhagia
• Infertility (directly or as support
to IVF)
• During pregnancy: nausea,
vomiting, heartburn,
constipation, varicose
veins, haemorrhoids, UTIs,
fatigue, anaemia,
insomnia, anxiety,
depression, vaginal
discharge, itching,
sinusitis, hypertension.
• Malpositioning of foetus.
• Routine prebirth
treatment
• Induction, labour.
• Menopause (hot flushes,
night sweating, burning
soles)
Ear, Nose and Throat:
• Acute sinusitis
• Acute and allergic rhinitis
• Tinnitus
• Meniere's Disease
Psycho-
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Tension, stress
• Insomnia
• Headaches, migraines
• Forgetfulness
Endocrine and Metabolic:
• Hashimoto's thyroiditis
• Hyperthyroidism
• Hypothyroidism
Urology:
• Cystitis, urethritis,
prostatitis, urinary calculi
• Enuresis, incontinence
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